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Sharps 45-70

plains scout
I know a few of you are into these big time. My question is what manufacturer do you recommend? Any of the Italian ones any good?

Rifle or Carbine?
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  • plains scout
    I have been toying with the idea of a Sharps rifle for a few years. Don't know squatt about values, good deals or bad deals. Tell me what you think of this one and the "price"

    http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=27226326

    Thanks experts.
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  • TRAP55
    Plains, That's a clean one! I think the owner is a fool shooting modern ammo in it though. One, it's a percussion conversion, two, modern loads have a bullet sized .457 and the Sharps are sized .451-.452 and were made for lead, not jacketed slugs. The starting bid would be a steal!, I would be curious to see what his reserve is!
    "Aim small...Miss small"
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  • cowdoc
    Plains i put in the first bid.....not high enough[:D]
    Trapp55 my grand fathers is about the same....except the bbl is octagon till the end of fore stock then bbl is round....i would guess it to be a Meachan Conversion also any ideas? sorry to cut in your post Plains.
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  • TRAP55
    Cowdoc, The Meacham conversion will have that extra block of metal under the hammer like the one in in the pic. If your Grandpa's has a half round bbl that brings the price up. So does double triggers and long range or target sights. You need to get some pics of that one to me, serial# too! I'll have to find the addy and phone# of the doc in Miss. that has all the surviving Sharps records. He will send you a copy of the records(like where,when, and who it was shipped too)for about $45.

    Plains, that Meacham could bring an easy $4K-$8K!

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    "Aim small, Miss small"
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